#4E2718#4E2718
#4E2718 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.2% C 0.064 H 41.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2718 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 39, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 53%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 69%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 69.2%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.58, 16.70, 17.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(20.58, 24.46, 46.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(32.17% 0.0478 0.0421) |
| OKLCH | oklch(32.17% 0.064 41.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.0326, 3.1371, 1.2571) |
| Luminance | 0.0314 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 4.68
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 5.36
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 8.23
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 9.15
Mahogany
#4A0100
ΔE00 10.13
Dried Blood
#4B0101
ΔE00 10.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2718 #183F4E
analogous
#4E1824 #4E2718 #4E4218
triadic
#4E2718 #184E27 #27184E
tetradic
#4E2718 #244E18 #183F4E #42184E
square
#4E2718 #244E18 #183F4E #42184E
split-complementary
#4E2718 #184E42 #18244E
monochromatic
#170C07 #1F100A #4E2718 #7D3E26 #AC5635
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.90
#4E2718 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.63
#4E2718 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2718
12.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2718 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2718 | 1.00 | 12.90 | 1.63 | 12.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#312C17
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B3517
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#562023
Achromatopsia (no color)
#323232
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2718; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 39, 24); /* oklch */ color: oklch(32.2% 0.064 41.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#836255',
500: '#4e2718',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2718; $custom-light: #836255; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2718",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 39,
"b": 24
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.667,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 20
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.32165,
"c": 0.06368,
"h": 41.4
},
"luminance": 0.03137
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2718
secondary
#3D7185
accent
#B4DC4B
background
#F8F5F4
surface
#EFEAE8
border
#CAC6C4
text
#0B0503
muted
#7C7978